A bus driver's quick reflexes saved the lives of his passengers - and his own - when a lamppost came crashing through his windscreen.
Mao Zhihao, 44, was driving along a busy dual carriageway in eastern China's Zheijang province when a crash on the opposite lane sent the post tumbling into his path.
He narrowly escaped being killed by leaping to one side as the metal pole pierced the windscreen at high speed, but not before bravely taking evasive action to avoid the full force of the impact.
Battling the pain of a ruptured spleen, the courageous driver then slid from beneath the lamppost which had pinned him to his seat to open the doors so passengers could escape.
The bus's conductor Yu Jingya told China Daily: 'I asked Mao if he was hurt when I got off. He pointed to his stomach. And I saw [there] was blood on his hands.'
CCTV surveillance cameras aboard the number 602 bus from Jiangshan to Quzhou show Mr Mao chatting to someone before apparently letting out a shriek as he spots the danger ahead.
With little time to react, he manages nonetheless to swerve the vehicle to the right before lunging out of the path of the lamppost to escape certain death.
The pole slams through the windscreen just in from of Mr Mao, sending shards of glass flying into the bus, and would have surely decapitated him if it wasn't for his quick reaction.
Although the steel column lands heavily on his left, the driver manages to put the bus into gear and bring it to a halt by driving it up against the barriers at the side of the road.
He then frees himself from his seatbelt and clambers back beneath the lamppost to pull a lever opening the doors.
All 26 passengers escape unharmed as Mr Mao reaches for his phone and satchel before getting off the bus himself.
He reported the accident to police before being taken to a Jiangshan hospital for treatment, where doctors found he was suffering from a ruptured spleen.
'I was pinned down by the lamppost and put the bus into gear instinctively,' said Mr Mao, who has been hailed a hero for his exploits.
'I just wanted to slow the bus down.
'I couldn't see the road, and tried to drive it to one side of the road. The bus hit the guardrails and finally stopped.'
The lamp post was reportedly toppled after a separate two-car crash on the opposite lane at around 5pm on Monday afternoon.
Source: DailyMail
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Mao Zhihao, 44, was driving along a busy dual carriageway in eastern China's Zheijang province when a crash on the opposite lane sent the post tumbling into his path.
He narrowly escaped being killed by leaping to one side as the metal pole pierced the windscreen at high speed, but not before bravely taking evasive action to avoid the full force of the impact.
Battling the pain of a ruptured spleen, the courageous driver then slid from beneath the lamppost which had pinned him to his seat to open the doors so passengers could escape.
The bus's conductor Yu Jingya told China Daily: 'I asked Mao if he was hurt when I got off. He pointed to his stomach. And I saw [there] was blood on his hands.'
CCTV surveillance cameras aboard the number 602 bus from Jiangshan to Quzhou show Mr Mao chatting to someone before apparently letting out a shriek as he spots the danger ahead.
With little time to react, he manages nonetheless to swerve the vehicle to the right before lunging out of the path of the lamppost to escape certain death.
The pole slams through the windscreen just in from of Mr Mao, sending shards of glass flying into the bus, and would have surely decapitated him if it wasn't for his quick reaction.
Although the steel column lands heavily on his left, the driver manages to put the bus into gear and bring it to a halt by driving it up against the barriers at the side of the road.
He then frees himself from his seatbelt and clambers back beneath the lamppost to pull a lever opening the doors.
All 26 passengers escape unharmed as Mr Mao reaches for his phone and satchel before getting off the bus himself.
He reported the accident to police before being taken to a Jiangshan hospital for treatment, where doctors found he was suffering from a ruptured spleen.
'I was pinned down by the lamppost and put the bus into gear instinctively,' said Mr Mao, who has been hailed a hero for his exploits.
'I just wanted to slow the bus down.
'I couldn't see the road, and tried to drive it to one side of the road. The bus hit the guardrails and finally stopped.'
The lamp post was reportedly toppled after a separate two-car crash on the opposite lane at around 5pm on Monday afternoon.
Source: DailyMail
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